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Outline of Conference

Social Care, Health and Housing The Future of Social Work – Making Connections 22 September 2011 Linda Sanders – Corporate Director of SCH&H. Outline of Conference. Housekeeping Purpose of the Conference Introducing the main presenters. Local Context - Social Care.

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Outline of Conference

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  1. Social Care, Health and Housing The Future of Social Work – Making Connections22 September 2011Linda Sanders – Corporate Director of SCH&H

  2. Outline of Conference • Housekeeping • Purpose of the Conference • Introducing the main presenters

  3. Local Context - Social Care • Approx 200 Social Workers (Hillingdon) • Adult Social Care budget £96m • 6,079 adults were accessing social care services in 2010/2011 (including residential and nursing care). • Children and Families budget £40m (Incl UASC) • 2,239 children in need at year end

  4. Opportunities for Social Work • New structure to optimise adults and children’s services • Ensuring that skilled professionals are not carrying out work that does not require their level of skills and expertise • Ensuring that Team Managers have robust support mechanisms in place to manage their service

  5. A shared vision for Adults and Children • Training and Personal Development • Recruitment and Retention • Using evidence based practice • Range of career options • Effective leadership • Integrated working with our Partners

  6. Delivering the Vision • Five key areas: • Using resources effectively and efficiently • Helping people to live at home • Working together • Personalisation - The role of social work • Prevention and Early Intervention

  7. 1. Managing demand 2. Managing the support system Personal Budgets Reablement Reducing high cost packages Targeted preventative services (including intensive support) 3. Managing supply Common Operating Model Housing - related support Parent and carer support Recruiting & retaining foster carers Supported Housing Workforce development Safe, warm affordable living environments Value for money IFA placements Reconfigured Day Services Safeguarding and Child Protection TeleCareLine Information, Advice and Guidance Universal services Single point of access (signposting, screening and meeting low level need)

  8. 2. Helping people to live at home • Supported Housing Options • TeleCareLine

  9. 3. Working Together • Universal to targeted • Aligning effort with voluntary sector services • In Hillingdon the funding and continued delivery of voluntary sector services is core to our strategy for support

  10. 4. Personalisation – The role of Social Work • 'In adult’s and children’s services, social workers are essential to the delivery of personalised services and to achieving better outcomes with children and adults of all ages who need services, support or protection.'

  11. 5. Prevention and Early Intervention • Project launched with Planning, Environment, Education, and Community Services and Social Care, Health & Housing called Family Intervention • Prevention and early intervention are key to current social policy in the UK • Social Workers also have a key role in supporting the most challenging and vulnerable people to access and engage with universal, primary and secondary preventive services

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